Tony Awards 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees
Kristin Caskey, center, along with cast and crew accepts the award for best musical for “Fun Home” during the 69th annual Tony Awards at New York’s
The musical “Fun Home” and the play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” led the pack at 2015 Tony Awards, earning five awards each Sunday night.
“Fun Home,” based on Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir, won for best musical, lead actor, direction of a musical, original score, and book of a musical. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” — about a boy with autism who investigates the death of his neighbor’s dog — won for best play, lead actor, direction of a play, scenic design of a play and lighting.
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Close behind with four awards apiece were the musicals “An American Paris” and “The King and I”; the latter won for revival of a musical as well as leading actress and featured actress in a musical.
Five other productions — “The Audience,” “Skylight,” “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two,” “You Can’t Take It with You” and “Something Rotten!” — also took home awards.
The show was broadcast live Sunday from New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
The full list of winners and nominees is below.
Play
WINNER: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Disgraced”
“Hand to God”
“Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Musical
“An American in Paris”
WINNER: “Fun Home”
“Something Rotten!”
“The Visit”
Revival of a Play
“The Elephant Man”
WINNER: “Skylight”
“This Is Our Youth”
“You Can’t Take It with You”
Revival of a Musical
WINNER: “The King and I”
“On the Town”
“On the Twentieth Century”
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Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Steven Boyer, “Hand to God”
Bradley Cooper, “The Elephant Man”
Ben Miles, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Bill Nighy, “Skylight”
WINNER: Alex Sharp, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Geneva Carr, “Hand to God”
WINNER: Helen Mirren, “The Audience”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Heidi Chronicles”
Carey Mulligan, “Skylight”
Ruth Wilson, “Constellations”
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Michael Cerveris, “Fun Home”
Robert Fairchild, “An American in Paris”
Brian d’Arcy James, “Something Rotten!”
Ken Watanabe, “The King and I”
Tony Yazbeck, “On the Town”
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, “On the Twentieth Century”
Leanne Cope, “An American in Paris”
Beth Malone, “Fun Home”
WINNER: Kelli O’Hara, “The King and I”
Chita Rivera, “The Visit”
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Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER: Christian Borle, “Something Rotten!”
Andy Karl, “On the Twentieth Century”
Brad Oscar, “Something Rotten!”
Brandon Uranowitz, “An American in Paris”
Max von Essen, “An American in Paris”
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Victoria Clark, “Gigi”
Judy Kuhn, “Fun Home”
Sydney Lucas, “Fun Home”
WINNER: Ruthie Ann Miles, “The King and I”
Emily Skeggs, “Fun Home”
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Matthew Beard, “Skylight”
Todd Freeman, “Airline Highway”
WINNER: Richard McCabe, “The Audience”
Alessandro Nivola, “The Elephant Man”
Nathaniel Parker, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Micah Stock, “It’s Only a Play”
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: Annaleigh Ashford, “You Can’t Take It with You”
Patricia Clarkson, “The Elephant Man”
Lydia Leonard, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Sarah Stiles, “Hand to God”
Julie White, “Airline Highway”
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Book of a Musical
“An American in Paris,” Craig Lucas
WINNER: “Fun Home,” Lisa Kron
“Something Rotten!,” Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
“The Visit,” Terrence McNally
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
WINNERS: “Fun Home,” music: Jeanine Tesori; lyrics: Lisa Kron
“The Last Ship,” music and lyrics: Sting
“Something Rotten!,” music and lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
“The Visit,” music: John Kander; lyrics: Fred Ebb
Scenic Design of a Play
WINNERS: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Bob Crowley, “Skylight”
Christopher Oram, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
David Rockwell, “You Can’t Take It with You”
Scenic Design of a Musical
WINNERS: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, “An American in Paris”
David Rockwell, “On the Twentieth Century”
Michael Yeargan, “The King and I”
David Zinn, “Fun Home”
Costume Design of a Play
Bob Crowley, “The Audience”
Jane Greenwood, “You Can’t Take It with You”
WINNER: Christopher Oram, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
David Zinn, “Airline Highway”
Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, “Something Rotten!”
Bob Crowley, “An American in Paris”
William Ivey Long, “On the Twentieth Century”
WINNER: Catherine Zuber, “The King and I”
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Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Paule Constable, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Paule Constable and David Plater, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Natasha Katz, “Skylight”
Japhy Weideman, “Airline Highway”
Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder, “The King and I”
WINNER: Natasha Katz, “An American in Paris”
Ben Stanton, “Fun Home”
Japhy Weideman, “The Visit”
Direction of a Play
Stephen Daldry, “Skylight”
WINNER: Marianne Elliott, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Scott Ellis, “You Can’t Take It with You”
Jeremy Herrin, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, “Hand to God”
Direction of a Musical
WINNER: Sam Gold, “Fun Home”
Casey Nicholaw, “Something Rotten!”
John Rando, “On the Town”
Bartlett Sher, “The King and I”
Christopher Wheeldon, “An American in Paris”
Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, “On the Town”
Christopher Gattelli, “The King and I”
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Casey Nicholaw, “Something Rotten!”
WINNER: Christopher Wheeldon, “An American in Paris”
Orchestrations
WINNERS: Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, “An American in Paris”
John Clancy, “Fun Home”
Larry Hochman, “Something Rotten!”
Rob Mathes, “The Last Ship”
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Awards and honors in noncompetitive categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Tommy Tune
Special Tony Award
John Cameron Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Stephen Schwartz
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Arnold Abramson
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Gene O’Donovan
Tony wins by production
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” - 5
“Fun Home” - 5
“An American in Paris” - 4
“The King and I” - 4
“The Audience” - 2
“Skylight” - 1
“Something Rotten!” - 1
“Wolf Hall Parts One & Two” - 1
“You Can’t Take It with You” - 1
Tony nominations by production
“An American in Paris” - 12
“Fun Home” - 12
“Something Rotten!” - 10
“The King and I” - 9
“Wolf Hall Parts One & Two” - 8
“Skylight” - 7
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” - 6
“Hand to God” - 5
“On the Twentieth Century” - 5
“The Visit” - 5
“You Can’t Take It with You” - 5
“Airline Highway” - 4
“The Elephant Man” - 4
“On the Town” - 4
“The Audience” - 3
“The Last Ship” - 2
“Constellations” - 1
“Disgraced” - 1
“Gigi” - 1
“The Heidi Chronicles” - 1
“It’s Only a Play” - 1
“This Is Our Youth” - 1
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